1. /*

  2.  * @(#)ObjectInputValidation.java	1.18 03/12/19

  3.  *

  4.  * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.

  5.  * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.

  6.  */

  7. 

  8. package java.io;

  9. 

  10. /**

  11.  * Callback interface to allow validation of objects within a graph.

  12.  * Allows an object to be called when a complete graph of objects has

  13.  * been deserialized.

  14.  *

  15.  * @author  unascribed

  16.  * @version 1.18, 12/19/03

  17.  * @see     ObjectInputStream

  18.  * @see     ObjectInputStream#registerValidation(java.io.ObjectInputValidation, int)

  19.  * @since   JDK1.1

  20.  */

  21. public interface ObjectInputValidation {

  22.     /**

  23.      * Validates the object.

  24.      *

  25.      * @exception InvalidObjectException If the object cannot validate itself.

  26.      */

  27.     public void validateObject() throws InvalidObjectException;

  28. }